Sacred Heart Catholic Community

SACRED HEART CHURCH

Saturday November 14 4:00 John B. Madden, III (BdayRem) - Family Father Vaughan - Wes & Kelly DuBois & Family Becky Dunbar - Ray & Diane Lammon Virginia Berry - Bill & Lil Rosenberger In Thanksgiving for All the Prayers Received - Bill & Lil Rosenberger Sunday November 15 8:30 George W. Snyder, Sr. (BdayRem) - Family Edward J. & Betty Jane Simonik - Kathryn (Trina) Pade 10:30 Rev. James Vaughan - Dolores McDonald & Family Leita Rosamilia - Warren & Donna Seibert Jessica M. Renaldi (BdayRem) - Dad & Amber Monday November 16 9:00 James A. Riley (BdayRem) - Wife, Mary Leita Rosamilia - Marty & Sally Dunbar Tuesday November 17

9:00 John McElligott - Marie Mangione & Family

Wednesday November 18 9:00 Robbie O’Brien - Barbara Mastroianni Martin Hoyt - Joseph Pustay Thursday November 19

9:00 William Turner - Stacey & Rich VanBuskirk Joseph C. Rapp (BdayRem) Jack & Marcia Keefe For All the Students at Sacred Heart & their Families Friday November 20

9:00 Thomas P. Essenter (5th Anniv) - Wife & Family

Saturday November 21 4:00 Dec. Members of Alvey & Godfrey Families - Family Leo Francis O’Connor - Mary Darian Father Vaughan - Seibert Family Virginia Berry - Terry & Mary DuBois For the Intentions of Mary Ann Kehn - Warren & Donna Seibert Becky Dunbar - Richard & Ellen Ellis Sunday November 22 8:30 John McElligott - Catherine Murtagh Quentin Vaughan - Jim & Nancy Kelley Pat Harley - Jim & Eileen Killeen 10:30 Elizabeth Garrahan (47th Anniv) - Family Constance D. Bruce - Steve & Amber Renaldi PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Ed Martin, Edward Carey, Ellen Sheehan, Mary Ormsby McCue, Erik Reiser, Maryalice O’Brien-Smith, Vincent Ciraulo, John Kaniff, Kurt Reiser, John O’Bryan, Josie Bidwell, Mary Lourdes Betzinger, Tom Purcell and Richard Clements.

SACRED HEART CHURCH TROY, NEW YORK

NEW TO THE PARISH – WELCOME! We are happy to have you in our community and hope that you will enjoy a truly Christian experience with us. Please call or stop by the rectory to register (518) 274-1363. This helps us for sacraments, sick calls or any other assistance you may need. Thank you!

SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTION

In listening to today’s first reading, which is a

non- continuous selection from the Proverbs of

the Old Testament, one might be tempted to

think: This is about another world! What

relevance is it for me in the 21st century? Well,

not many of us are world renowned celebrities.

Rather most of us live somewhat humdrum

everyday lives. We never make the headlines.

In doing do, do we adequately appreciate the

every-day simple virtues needed for such an

ordinary earthly existence? That is what Proverbs

is trying to bring to our attention. We are getting

toward the end of the Liturgical year, and

likewise toward the end of St. Matthew’s Gospel,

before he launches into the Passion narratives. It

is hardly surprising, therefore, that we can detect

a Scriptural focus on end times, and thus on our

individual end time. Notice the atmosphere of

repeated warnings both in the second reading

from St. Paul, and in the Gospel parable: don’t

get caught unprepared! Stay alert, stay

sober. While you may not be a celebrity in the

eyes of the world, make your life profitable in the

eyes of the Lord. What may seem humdrum to

you may well be a treasure to God, “beyond

pearls”

THANKSGIVING - We are in the process of establishing our lists for holiday assistance. If any of our parishioners are in need of a Thanksgiving dinner, please call Barbara at the rectory at 518-274-1363. Please be assured requests are completely confidential.

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 15, 2020

SCHOOL NEWS Advent Raffle: Our March Madness Raffle is so popular that we have decided to try something new; an Advent Raffle during the month of December! Tickets are available on the hallway bulletin board and in the school office. A $10 ticket gives you 25 chances to win $50. The ticket pulled for December 25th wins the grand prize of $100! School Schedule On November 24th the children will be doing distance learning for a half day and then the faculty will be hosting Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences in the afternoon. We will be closed on Wednesday-Friday November 25th-27th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

*CLINK Bags: Returnable cans and bottles are collected in coded green bags and then deposited at a local Hannaford Market. The credit is applied to our school account and all proceeds will benefit our school programming. Bags are available on the hallway table or in the school office.

*Used clothing and accessories may be placed in the bin outside in the parking lot. ALTAR BREAD AND WINE - In memory of a deceased loved one or to commemorate a special event, a donation can be made to purchase the monthly altar bread and/or wine offered at each Eucharistic celebration. For more information, please call the parish office at 274-1363.

Our Altar Bread and Wine for the month of November has been gifted in memory of George and Ann Jaques by Their Daughters.

SACRED HEART PRAYER GROUP will be presenting a Healing Hour of Prayer on Monday, November 16th at 6:30pm in the church.

MASS RESERVATIONS - help us provide enough opportunities for Christmas Mass. Due to the Covid restrictions, please schedule which Christmas Mass you and your family will attend by taking a moment to fill out the sheet in the back of the church. In our scheduling, we want to provide for the needs of your family.

Next week our special collection will suppor t the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. For ty million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs that empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection. Sacred Heart Web Site - as always, remember to visit the parish website for more news and information (www.sacredhearttroy.com)

News from the Liturgy Committee - Things to Watch For!

We were pleased to welcome our new Music Minister, Eve Steier, at our recent meeting! The Committee members along with Father Yanas and Mark Trudeau, have set dates and times for upcoming Masses and events beginning with the a 9:00 a.m. Mass, as usual, on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th. The first Sunday of Advent is November 29th. The Christkindl Market will be held on December 5th. There will be an evening Advent Program with Father Yanas and Father Ken Doyle on December 10th. As of right now, the Advent Penance Service is set for Thursday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m. The Parish has received a donation of a nice projector that will be used with our screen and the Pro-Presenter software program to project lyrics, and prayers from the Mass proper since we cannot use our hymnals at this time. However, we do not have a laptop that we need to complete this effort. We have since received a donation of a laptop. Thank you!